James and Dorothy Cook celebrate Christmas at Heritage Village with their son and daughter-in-law, Arthur and Neoma Cook. Enjoying the Heritage Village Christmas party are: Front row (L-R): Shirley Arthur, Dorothy Jones, Jane Keeney, Madison Keeney holding Kutter.

Herschel Lee Allen, 58, of Ada, Oklahoma passed away Friday, December 24th, 2021 in Ada.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at the Estes-Phillips Funeral Home Chapel in Ada. Interment will follow at the Many Springs Baptist Church Cemetery in Holdenville, Oklahoma.

MANY AREA CHURCHES ARE CELEBRATING THE SEASON with special Christmas programs. This past Sunday, the Holdenville Nazarene worship leaders presented a beautiful Advent cantata. Leaders pictured are: Allen Bridgen, Catherine Brigden, Dayna Robinson, Shelby Haugh, Darla Coats, Lorelei Schroyer, and Ed Schroyer. Not pictured: Becky Shields.

The News learned just before press time that Julie Allen West has filed to run for the vacant Ward 1 Holdenville City Council seat..